Roy Zimmerman was the #1 QB for the Steagles in 1943. He had 43 completions in 124 attempts for 846 yards, 9 TDs, and 17 INTs. Allie Sherman was his backup. Sherman had 16 completions in 37 attempts for 208 yards, 2 TDs, and 1 INT.
The name of the team was Phil-Pitt. It was nicknamed "The Steagles".
Yes they did. Steagles was a nickname for the Steelers and Eagles merger in 1943. The NFL recognized the team name as Phil-Pitt.
The merger was in 1943 and the team was named Phil-Pitt. The nickname was "The Steagles".
The Steelers merged with the Eagles in 1943 forming the team Phil-Pitt. They were nicknamed the "Steagles".
The Steelers merged with the Eagles in 1943 forming the team Phil-Pitt, aka the "Steagles".
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Yes. In 1943 the Steelers merged with the Eagles forming the team Phil-Pitt, nicknamed the "Steagles".
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The Eagles and Steelers merged in 1943 to form the team "Phil-Pitt", nicknamed the "Steagles". This was done because of World War II. Both teams lost a large amount of their players due to military service, forcing the merger.
The Steelers have played in the NFL for 79 seasons. They were established in 1933. They have played under the Steeler name for 70 seasons. They were known as the Pittsburgh Pirates from (1933-1939), Phil-Pitt "Steagles" in (1943) and Card-Pitt in (1944).
In 1943 they merged with the Philadelphia Eagles and were called the Phil-Pitt Steagles. In 1944, they again merged, this time with the Chicago Cardinals, becoming the Card-Pitt. As the Card-Pitt, they became the only team in football history to end a season with 0 wins.
In 1943, they were the Steagles. The Eagles resumed opeartions in 1944 and the Steelers merged with the Chicago Cardinals creating the Card-Pitt.